Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)"
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| − | '''Richard<sup>2</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (s1550-1637)|Thomas]]<sup>A</sup>), son of [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup> and Elinor (-----) Whitney]], was baptized 6 Jan 1623/24 at Isleworth, England. | + | '''Richard<sup>2</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (s1550-1637)|Thomas]]<sup>A</sup>), son of [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup> and Elinor (-----) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} was baptized 6 Jan 1623/24 at Isleworth, England.{{ref|2}} His date and place of death are unknown, but he was still living on 7 Apr 1691, when he was freed from training.{{ref|3}} |
| − | He married '''Martha Coldam''', daughter of Thomas | + | He married, 19 Jan 1650/1651 at Watertown, Massachusetts,{{ref|4}} '''Martha Coldam''', daughter of Thomas and Joanna (-----) Coldam.{{ref|5}} She was born circa 1630 in England. Her date and place of death are unknown, but she was still living on 10 Mar 1672/3, when she and her children were mentioned in the will of her brother Thomas Coldam of Lynn.{{ref|6}} |
| − | He and Martha Coldam lived at Concord, MA. | + | He and Martha Coldam lived at Concord, MA.{{ref|7}} |
| − | He was admitted freeman on 7 May 1651 at Watertown, MA. | + | He was admitted freeman on 7 May 1651 at Watertown, MA.{{ref|8}} |
| − | He was mentioned in his father's will on 3 Apr 1673 at Watertown, MA. | + | He was mentioned in his father's will on 3 Apr 1673 at Watertown, MA.{{ref|9}} |
| − | He proprietor on 3 Jun 1680 at Stow, MA. | + | On 26 Jun 1673, he was named co-executor of the will of his brother-in-law Thomas Coldam, Jr., of Lynn.{{ref|10}} |
| − | He and Martha Coldam resided in 1681 at Stow, MA, where he was a proprietor. | + | He proprietor on 3 Jun 1680 at Stow, MA.{{ref|11}} |
| − | He lived on 28 Aug 1688 at Stow, MA; taxed 4s 10d. | + | He and Martha Coldam resided in 1681 at Stow, MA, where he was a proprietor.{{ref|12}} |
| − | Richard was also known as Richard Whitney Sr. | + | He lived on 28 Aug 1688 at Stow, MA; taxed 4s 10d.{{ref|13}} |
| + | Richard was also known as Richard Whitney Sr. | ||
| − | Children of Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney: | + | Children of Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney, all born in Watertown, Massachusetts: |
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| − | | '''Sarah Whitney''' | + | | '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 17 Mar 1652/53,{{ref|14}} or Oct 1653.{{ref|15}} |
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| align=right valign=top | ii. | | align=right valign=top | ii. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1655-?)|'''Moses Whitney''']] | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1655-?)|'''Moses Whitney''']], b. 1 Aug 1655;{{ref|16}} m. Sarah Knight. |
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| align=right valign=top | iii. | | align=right valign=top | iii. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, (1657-b1699)|'''Johanah Whitney''']] | + | | [[Family:Whitney, (1657-b1699)|'''Johanah Whitney''']], b. 16 Jan 1656/57;{{ref|17}} m. John Cady, Jr. |
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| align=right valign=top | iv. | | align=right valign=top | iv. | ||
| − | | '''Deborah Whitney''' | + | | '''Deborah Whitney''', b. 12 Oct 1658.{{ref|18}} |
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| align=right valign=top | v. | | align=right valign=top | v. | ||
| − | | '''Rebecca Whitney''' | + | | '''Rebecca Whitney''', b. 15 Dec 1659; d. 10 Feb 1659/60, Watertown, MA.{{ref|19}} |
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| align=right valign=top | vi. | | align=right valign=top | vi. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|'''Richard Whitney''']] | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|'''Richard Whitney''']], b. 13 Jan 1660/61;{{ref|20}} m. Elizabeth Sawtell. |
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| align=right valign=top | vii. | | align=right valign=top | vii. | ||
| − | | '''Elisha Whitney''' | + | | '''Elisha Whitney''', b. 26 Aug 1662.{{ref|21}} |
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| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1672-1727)|'''Ebenezer Whitney''']] | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1672-1727)|'''Ebenezer Whitney''']], b. 30 Jun 1672; m. Anna -----.{{ref|22}} |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # {{note|1}} | + | 1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his baptism record and his mention in the will of his father. |
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| + | 2.{{note|2}} On 6 Jan 1623/4, "John Whitne, & Elinor his wife, had the[re] sone Richard baptized," according to [[Archive:Parish Register, All Saints Church, Isleworth, Middlesex, England|the parish register of All Saints Church, Isleworth, Middlesex, England]]. | ||
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} "Ap. 7, 1691, Richard Whitney, of Stow, "being seventy years of age," was released from training, by the Court," according to [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|Henry Bond, ''Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston'' (2nd ed., 1860)]], p. 643. "Richard [Whitney] was releas[ed] from train[ing] in 1691, 'being 70 yrs. of age,'" according to James Savage, ''Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'' (1860-1862), 4 vols.]], vol. IV, p. 529. Pierce gives the date as 7 Apr 1697, an apparent error. | ||
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| + | 4.{{note|4}} "Richard Whetny & Martha Coldam, m. 19 1m 1650," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records, Comprising the First and Second Book of Town Proceedings, with the Land Grants and Possessions. Also, the Proprietors' Book, and the First Book of and Supplement of Births, Deaths, and Marriages'' (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1894)]], vol. 1, p. 15. | ||
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| + | 5.{{note|5}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 125|James G. Dempsey, "Thomas Coldam of Lynn," ''NEHGR'', vol. CXXV (1971)]], pp. 24, 25, 28. | ||
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| + | 6.{{note|6}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 125|''ibid.'', p. 28. "The will was proven in Salem court 26:4:1673 [i.e. 26 June 1673] with his father and brother-in-law Richard Whitney named as executors (Essex County Probate Records, 2:357-58)." | ||
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| + | 7.{{note|7}} Bond, [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''loc. cit.'']] | ||
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| + | 8.{{note|8}} "7 May 1651 - Rich. Whitney - C. R., Vol. IV. p. 33," according to [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 3|Rev. Lucius R. Paige, "List of Freemen," ''NEHGR'', vol. III (1849)]], p. 192. | ||
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| + | 9.{{note|9}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,680. | ||
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| + | 10.{{note|10}} Dempsey, [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 125|''loc. cit.'']] | ||
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| + | 11.{{note|11}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 23#P4|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney'', (Chicago, IL: 1895)]], p. 23. | ||
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| + | 12.{{note|12}} Bond, [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''loc. cit.'']] | ||
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| + | 13.{{note|13}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 32|Walter Lloyd Jeffries, "Taxes Under Gov. Andros", NEGHR, vol. XXXII (1878)]], p. 81. | ||
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| + | 14.{{note|14}} The source of this date is unknown. It does not appear in the Watertown vital records. | ||
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| + | 15.{{note|15}} "Sary Whetney, d. Richard & Marrthy Whetny, b. -- 8mo 1653," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 17. | ||
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| + | 16.{{note|16}} "Moyses Whetny, s. Richard & Marrtha Whetny, b. 1 6mo 1655," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 17. | ||
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| + | 17.{{note|17}} "Johanah Whetny, d. Richard & Marrthy Whetny, b. 16 11mo 1656," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 18. | ||
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| + | 18.{{note|18}} "Deborah Whetny, d. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 12 Oct 1658," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 20. | ||
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| + | 19.{{note|19}} "Rebeckah Whetny, d. Richard & Martha Whettny, b. 15 Dec & d. 10 Feb 1659," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 22. | ||
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| + | 20.{{note|20}} "Richard Whetny, s. Richard & Marrtha, b. 13 Jan 1660," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 22. | ||
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| + | 21.{{note|21}} "Elisha Whetny, s. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 26 Aug 1662," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 24. | ||
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| + | 22.{{note|22}} "Ebeneazar Whetny, s. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 30 Jun 1672," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Watertown Records'']], vol. 1, p. 35 | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 26 February 2006
Richard2 Whitney (John1, ThomasA), son of John1 and Elinor (-----) Whitney,[1] was baptized 6 Jan 1623/24 at Isleworth, England.[2] His date and place of death are unknown, but he was still living on 7 Apr 1691, when he was freed from training.[3]
He married, 19 Jan 1650/1651 at Watertown, Massachusetts,[4] Martha Coldam, daughter of Thomas and Joanna (-----) Coldam.[5] She was born circa 1630 in England. Her date and place of death are unknown, but she was still living on 10 Mar 1672/3, when she and her children were mentioned in the will of her brother Thomas Coldam of Lynn.[6]
He and Martha Coldam lived at Concord, MA.[7] He was admitted freeman on 7 May 1651 at Watertown, MA.[8] He was mentioned in his father's will on 3 Apr 1673 at Watertown, MA.[9] On 26 Jun 1673, he was named co-executor of the will of his brother-in-law Thomas Coldam, Jr., of Lynn.[10] He proprietor on 3 Jun 1680 at Stow, MA.[11] He and Martha Coldam resided in 1681 at Stow, MA, where he was a proprietor.[12] He lived on 28 Aug 1688 at Stow, MA; taxed 4s 10d.[13] Richard was also known as Richard Whitney Sr.
Children of Richard2 and Martha (Coldham) Whitney, all born in Watertown, Massachusetts:
i. Sarah Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1652/53,[14] or Oct 1653.[15] ii. Moses Whitney, b. 1 Aug 1655;[16] m. Sarah Knight. iii. Johanah Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1656/57;[17] m. John Cady, Jr. iv. Deborah Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1658.[18] v. Rebecca Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1659; d. 10 Feb 1659/60, Watertown, MA.[19] vi. Richard Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1660/61;[20] m. Elizabeth Sawtell. vii. Elisha Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1662.[21] viii. Ebenezer Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1672; m. Anna -----.[22]
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his baptism record and his mention in the will of his father.
2.^ On 6 Jan 1623/4, "John Whitne, & Elinor his wife, had the[re] sone Richard baptized," according to the parish register of All Saints Church, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.
3.^ "Ap. 7, 1691, Richard Whitney, of Stow, "being seventy years of age," was released from training, by the Court," according to Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (2nd ed., 1860), p. 643. "Richard [Whitney] was releas[ed] from train[ing] in 1691, 'being 70 yrs. of age,'" according to James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (1860-1862), 4 vols.]], vol. IV, p. 529. Pierce gives the date as 7 Apr 1697, an apparent error.
4.^ "Richard Whetny & Martha Coldam, m. 19 1m 1650," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the First and Second Book of Town Proceedings, with the Land Grants and Possessions. Also, the Proprietors' Book, and the First Book of and Supplement of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1894), vol. 1, p. 15.
5.^ James G. Dempsey, "Thomas Coldam of Lynn," NEHGR, vol. CXXV (1971), pp. 24, 25, 28.
6.^ [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 125|ibid., p. 28. "The will was proven in Salem court 26:4:1673 [i.e. 26 June 1673] with his father and brother-in-law Richard Whitney named as executors (Essex County Probate Records, 2:357-58)."
8.^ "7 May 1651 - Rich. Whitney - C. R., Vol. IV. p. 33," according to Rev. Lucius R. Paige, "List of Freemen," NEHGR, vol. III (1849), p. 192.
9.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,680.
11.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 23.
13.^ Walter Lloyd Jeffries, "Taxes Under Gov. Andros", NEGHR, vol. XXXII (1878), p. 81.
14.^ The source of this date is unknown. It does not appear in the Watertown vital records.
15.^ "Sary Whetney, d. Richard & Marrthy Whetny, b. -- 8mo 1653," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 17.
16.^ "Moyses Whetny, s. Richard & Marrtha Whetny, b. 1 6mo 1655," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 17.
17.^ "Johanah Whetny, d. Richard & Marrthy Whetny, b. 16 11mo 1656," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 18.
18.^ "Deborah Whetny, d. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 12 Oct 1658," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 20.
19.^ "Rebeckah Whetny, d. Richard & Martha Whettny, b. 15 Dec & d. 10 Feb 1659," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 22.
20.^ "Richard Whetny, s. Richard & Marrtha, b. 13 Jan 1660," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 22.
21.^ "Elisha Whetny, s. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 26 Aug 1662," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 24.
22.^ "Ebeneazar Whetny, s. Richard & Martha Whetny, b. 30 Jun 1672," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 35
Links
- Richard Whitney in Robert Ward's 6 Generation Study
- Richard Whitney in Allan Green's database
- Richard Whitney in Jon Aston's database
- Richard Whitney in Jean Muses's database
Copyright © 2006, Tim Doyle and The Whitney Research Group
